Population
67,609
Palo AltoCensus, July 2025
From 68,354 in July 2020 to 67,609 in July 2025.
The Census Bureau's estimate of everyone living here on July 1.
Palo Alto by the numbers
Official figures for Palo Alto. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change in a year
+0.6%
Palo AltoCensus, 2024 to 2025
Change in the population estimate over one year, from July 1 to July 1, both from the same release.
Change over 5 years
-1.1%
Palo AltoCensus, 2020 to 2025
Change in the population estimate over five years, from July 1 to July 1, both from the same release.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 · Public domain
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.